Lin Yuxin walked over at this moment, handed the prescription to Eunuch Liu, and said:
"If this prescription is made into pills, you only need to take one. If it's decocted into a soup, you need to drink it three times. Remember that!"
Eunuch Liu took the prescription and replied:
"Yes! We've got it!"
"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go back now!"
Upon hearing the Emperor's words of dismissal, Lin Yuxin was instantly overjoyed; she could finally go home.
"Your subject takes his leave."
"This humble woman takes her leave!"
Lin Yuxin and Li Xiaochen bowed in unison and withdrew.
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Eunuch Liu hesitated for a moment, holding the prescription in his hand, before finally asking:
"Your Majesty, should this prescription be taken to the Imperial Hospital so that the imperial physicians can take a look?"
"No need. Since she was able to save me, it proves she has the ability. Take it and have the imperial physician prepare the medicine."
The Emperor waved his hand and said that he was not worried that Lin Yuxin would harm him. If things had been like that just now, she wouldn't have stepped in to save so many people.
However, we should really investigate this girl's abilities.
Lin Yuxin stepped out of the Imperial Study and immediately felt that even the air felt more comfortable.
[Finally, I can go home!! Wait, home... which way?]
Lin Yuxin's relaxed mood froze. She looked around. She had entered the palace with Zhao Hanyue today, but now everyone else had left. How was she supposed to know the way out?
[It seems the Emperor said he would send someone to escort her home, right? Should we go in and ask? Uh! Maybe we should pass; she's afraid she'll lose even more later!!]
Lin Yuxin thought for a while, then looked at Li Xiaochen beside her and cautiously spoke:
"Your Highness, do you have the time to give me a ride? I don't know the way out of the palace!"
Li Xiaochen glanced at the woman in front of him and spoke calmly:
"Oh? On what grounds?"
"Based on...our previous working relationship?"
Lin Yuxin managed to think of one.
"Our working relationship isn't that close, is it? Besides, men and women shouldn't be too close, right?"
Li Xiaochen glanced at Lin Yuxin sideways and spoke calmly.
"Men and women shouldn't touch each other? We've already hugged and seen everything, and now you're talking about propriety? Who was it that just told the Emperor they were interested in me and wanted to take responsibility? Men's words are just lies!!!"
Lin Yuxin gritted her teeth and glared at Li Xiaochen, wanting to jump up and hit him, but she couldn't win!
So she had no choice but to endure it! Taking a deep breath, she spoke again:
"Your Highness, you at least requested an imperial decree to grant us this marriage! The Emperor also said we should get to know each other better. How can we develop feelings for each other if we don't get to know each other? Now I'm practically your fiancée, right? It's not too much for you to give me a gift as a gift, is it?"
"Oh! My fiancée, shall we go?"
Seeing that she had admitted it, Li Xiaochen stopped teasing her and started walking out of the palace, a smile playing on his lips as he turned away from Lin Yuxin.
When Lin Yuxin heard him call her fiancée, she was stunned for a moment. She only realized what he meant after he had walked a few meters away and hurriedly chased after him.
Lin Yuxin walked behind him, staring blankly at his back.
[She suddenly has a fiancé? Although the Emperor didn't issue a direct decree, the implication was clear, and her fiancé is none other than the fearsome Regent Prince?]
Lin Yuxin found it unbelievable; was this world a fantasy?
[However, if it were him, it wouldn't be a bad idea. This regent is handsome, has a great physique, and is very capable. The only downsides is that he's ten years older than her, making him an old man! And it seems he's also destined for a short life.]
[But marrying him wouldn't be a bad deal. After he dies, she'll inherit everything from the Regent's Palace! Then she'll never have to worry about food or clothing again? Hehehe!]
Lin Yuxin laughed out loud at the end of the story.
"I wonder what has made Miss Lin so happy?"
Li Xiaochen gritted his teeth, stopped, turned around to look at the woman who was laughing in front of him, and asked in a cold voice.
Li Xiaochen was furious. He was an old man? Only ten years older! He was supposed to die young? Who was it that said they would protect him? Now they were just hoping he would die so they could inherit his royal estate?
Dream on! I'll outlive you and torment you every day.
"Uh? Nothing? I was just thinking about the joke my second brother told me."
Lin Yuxin quickly suppressed her smile and replied perfunctorily.
If he finds out that I'm talking badly about him, I don't know if I'll even live to see tomorrow.
Li Xiaochen snorted coldly and turned to leave.
"Oh! Your Highness, wait for me!"
Seeing Li Xiaochen stride away, Lin Yuxin was stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after him. If she got lost, she wouldn't be able to find her way out alone.
Sitting in Li Xiaochen's carriage, the two remained silent. Lin Yuxin felt extremely uncomfortable and decided to find something to talk about.
"Your Highness, could it be that the drug Jun Chenxi used was water that you put in, which is why she brought it in?"
Lin Yuxin thought for a moment and then asked.
Li Xiaochen glared at her and said in a deep voice:
"No, I put the dagger in the water; the drug was an accident! I found out they would use a tiger as bait at the state banquet to lure me into a trap, then control me and force me into marriage."
"However, I didn't fall into their trap in the first step, but I accidentally let you into it, and you ruined their plan. After that, they went all out and made a big move. This was my oversight."
Lin Yuxin was stunned for a long time after hearing his words. Was he apologizing? Uh! Lin Yuxin shook her head. Impossible!
"Who can say for sure about these things? You don't need to think too much about it. Anyway, no loss has been caused."
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